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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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